The council of any municipality building and operating a hospital under the terms of this article may levy annually upon all of the taxable property within the limits thereof a sufficient tax to supplement the costs of operation and maintenance of the hospital, should the hospital during any annual period fail to be self-supporting, such tax to be levied and collected in the same manner and at the same time as all other municipal taxes are levied and collected.
Taxes shall pay deficits of hospital
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1130, under Title 44, Chapter 7.
S.C. Code Ann. § 44-7-1130